2002 CADILLAC DEVILLE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 173 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (38 complaints · 22.0%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 20
  • Fires 2
  • Injuries 17
  • Deaths 1
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ELECTRICAL SYSTEM appears in 38 of 173 owner complaints (22.0%) in this vehicle snapshot. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 38 complaints, 22.0% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 38 · 22.0% · 2 crash reports 1 fire reports ENGINE: 32 complaints, 18.5% of reports ENGINE 32 · 18.5% · 1 crash reports AIR BAGS: 17 complaints, 9.8% of reports AIR BAGS 17 · 9.8% · 6 crash reports VISIBILITY: 13 complaints, 7.5% of reports VISIBILITY 13 · 7.5% · 1 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 12 complaints, 6.9% of reports POWER TRAIN 12 · 6.9% STEERING: 10 complaints, 5.8% of reports STEERING 10 · 5.8% · 4 crash reports TIRES: 9 complaints, 5.2% of reports TIRES 9 · 5.2% FUEL SYSTEM: 8 complaints, 4.6% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 8 · 4.6% · 1 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 8 complaints, 4.6% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 8 · 4.6% · 1 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 70 complaints, 40.5% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 70 · 40.5% · 10 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 38 22.0% 2 crashes · 1 fires
ENGINE 32 18.5% 1 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 17 9.8% 6 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 13 7.5% 1 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 12 6.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 10 5.8% 4 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 9 5.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 8 4.6% 0 crashes · 1 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 8 4.6% 1 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 70 40.5% 10 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Oct 2001. 2001-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2002-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2002-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2003-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2003-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2004-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2007-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2008-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2012-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2014-Q3: 19 owner reports 19 2014-Q4: 15 owner reports 15 2015-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2015-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2016-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2021-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 2001 Apr 2025
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2001-Q4 Owner reports 1
2002-Q2 Owner reports 6
2002-Q3 Owner reports 6
2002-Q4 Owner reports 3
2003-Q1 Owner reports 3
2003-Q2 Owner reports 4
2003-Q3 Owner reports 6
2003-Q4 Owner reports 4
2004-Q1 Owner reports 5
2004-Q2 Owner reports 4
2004-Q3 Owner reports 3
2004-Q4 Owner reports 3
2005-Q1 Owner reports 1
2005-Q2 Owner reports 3
2005-Q3 Owner reports 2
2005-Q4 Owner reports 2
2006-Q1 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 3
2006-Q3 Owner reports 3
2006-Q4 Owner reports 5
2007-Q1 Owner reports 3
2007-Q2 Owner reports 2
2007-Q3 Owner reports 3
2007-Q4 Owner reports 1
2008-Q1 Owner reports 4
2008-Q3 Owner reports 4
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 2
2010-Q1 Owner reports 1
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2010-Q4 Owner reports 2
2011-Q1 Owner reports 2
2011-Q2 Owner reports 3
2012-Q1 Owner reports 2
2012-Q2 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 2
2013-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q4 Owner reports 2
2014-Q1 Owner reports 2
2014-Q2 Owner reports 5
2014-Q3 Owner reports 19
2014-Q4 Owner reports 15
2015-Q1 Owner reports 8
2015-Q3 Owner reports 3
2016-Q1 Owner reports 2
2016-Q2 Owner reports 1
2016-Q3 Owner reports 2
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
2019-Q1 Owner reports 2
2019-Q3 Owner reports 1
2020-Q2 Owner reports 2
2021-Q1 Owner reports 1
2025-Q2 Owner reports 1
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Safety Recalls (0)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

Zero safety recalls recorded for this model year in official NHTSA records.

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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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